Technology at Jim Pearson Early childhood students need to experience a lesson or an objective multiple times and in a variety of ways in order to internalize the information. Using technology is a motivational way for the students to interact with the subject area over and over again, in unique and exiting ways. Technology helps to enhance and increase learning potential.There are a variety of ways that we integrate technology into our early childhood classes at Jim Pearson. Technology can help to motivate students and engage students in ways that other educational tools cannot. Technology isn't just computers and computer programs. Digital cameras, projectors, scanners and "Leap Frog" - type systems are also ways to incorporate technology into early childhood classrooms.
At Jim Pearson, technology is becoming a necessary tool used within each classroom. Teachers want to be able to administer assessments and monitor their students’ progress through the use of computers. These technological advances are also allowing for better communication with parents in regards to their students' test scores and academic strengths and weaknesses. Technology is also a great way for Jim Pearson teachers to plan, research units and lesson plans and share ideas with other colleagues from all over the country.
The curriculum at Jim Pearson is an intensive program which includes a 90 minute reading block, 60 minute math block, and science and social studies units. Technology enhances every subject.
Within each of these main areas, Kindergarten students are learning about: **Reading K**- letter identification, phonemic awareness, oral language, concepts about print **Math K**- Introduction to patterns, graphing, sorting, measuring, addition, subtraction, time, money, numbers Science K - (Physical Science) senses, classifing objects via properties of motion, position and speed; recognizing sources of sounds, (Earth Science) Day and Night Sky, the Sun's importance, seasons, landmasses, bodies of water, weather, magnets (Life Science) basic needs of living things, comparing living things scientific vocabulary Social Studies K - About Me, observing changes over time for self and family, use of goods and services, ways of celebrating; historical significant events, comparing past and present families, patriotism; wants and needs, rights and responsibilities; location and directional vocabulary; exploring representation of Earth
Within each of these main areas, First Grade students are learning about: **Reading 1st**- Segmenting printed words into phonemes, stating main ideas, making connections to literature read alouds, writing to prepare oral presentations **Math 1st** - word problems, fractions (parts to whole), measuring, differentiation between addition and subtraction; exploring time, money, numbers Science 1st- Identifying changes (Physical science) the effects of force; energy, (Earth Science) natural and man-made resources and physical features of Earth, (Life Science) exploring the environment, scientific vocabulary Social Studies 1st- About Me; civic responsibilities, About School; community responsibilities, About Family; jobs and the physical environment
Within each of these main areas, Second Grade students are learning about: **Reading 2nd**- Read with fluency passages containing complex sentences, use phonetic strategies to decode unfamiliar and multisyllable words, retell stories in logical order, edit for spelling punctuation, captialization and sentence variety Math 2nd- Number sense, apply operations to solve problems, labeling parts of the whole, create growing patterns, money values up to $2.00, increased math vocabulary, recoginizing two dimensional attributes, applying concepts of directions; time, weight and capacity measurements Science 2nd- (Physical Science) identify states of matter, describe observable effects of force, (Life Science) identify characteristics of plants and animals; weather and the economy, (Earth Science) components of the Solar System, water cycle, geological features and rocks Social Studies 2nd- Compare modern day and past living, explore people contributions, celebrations, relationships between product and process, natural and man-made resources of the world, effects of the places we live, identifying elements of maps and globes; rights, reponsibilites and authority, world view points and ideas
Our computers are available through the use of Technology funds and efforts of the Alexander City Chamber Foundation which provide Internet accessible computers, projectors, cameras, and interactive learning systems here at Jim Pearson. Please be supportive of these organizations they work to improve our schools and enrich our children's lives. Thank you for all you do!
Early childhood students need to experience a lesson or an objective multiple times and in a variety of ways in order to internalize the information. Using technology is a motivational way for the students to interact with the subject area over and over again, in unique and exiting ways. Technology helps to enhance and increase learning potential. There are a variety of ways that we integrate technology into our early childhood classes at Jim Pearson. Technology can help to motivate students and engage students in ways that other educational tools cannot. Technology isn't just computers and computer programs. Digital cameras, projectors, scanners and "Leap Frog" - type systems are also ways to incorporate technology into early childhood classrooms.
The curriculum at Jim Pearson is an intensive program which includes a 90 minute reading block, 60 minute math block, and science and social studies units. Technology enhances every subject.
Within each of these main areas, Kindergarten students are learning about:
**Reading K** - letter identification, phonemic awareness, oral language, concepts about print
**Math K**- Introduction to patterns, graphing, sorting, measuring, addition, subtraction, time, money, numbers
Science K - (Physical Science) senses, classifing objects via properties of motion, position and speed; recognizing sources of sounds, (Earth Science) Day and Night Sky, the Sun's importance, seasons, landmasses, bodies of water, weather, magnets (Life Science) basic needs of living things, comparing living things scientific vocabulary
Social Studies K - About Me, observing changes over time for self and family, use of goods and services, ways of celebrating; historical significant events, comparing past and present families, patriotism; wants and needs, rights and responsibilities; location and directional vocabulary; exploring representation of Earth
Within each of these main areas, First Grade students are learning about:
**Reading 1st**- Segmenting printed words into phonemes, stating main ideas, making connections to literature read alouds, writing to prepare oral presentations
**Math 1st** - word problems, fractions (parts to whole), measuring, differentiation between addition and subtraction; exploring time, money, numbers
Science 1st - Identifying changes (Physical science) the effects of force; energy, (Earth Science) natural and man-made resources and physical features of Earth, (Life Science) exploring the environment, scientific vocabulary
Social Studies 1st- About Me; civic responsibilities, About School; community responsibilities, About Family; jobs and the physical environment
Within each of these main areas, Second Grade students are learning about:
**Reading 2nd** - Read with fluency passages containing complex sentences, use phonetic strategies to decode unfamiliar and multisyllable words, retell stories in logical order, edit for spelling punctuation, captialization and sentence variety
Math 2nd- Number sense, apply operations to solve problems, labeling parts of the whole, create growing patterns, money values up to $2.00, increased math vocabulary, recoginizing two dimensional attributes, applying concepts of directions; time, weight and capacity measurements
Science 2nd- (Physical Science) identify states of matter, describe observable effects of force, (Life Science) identify characteristics of plants and animals; weather and the economy, (Earth Science) components of the Solar System, water cycle, geological features and rocks
Social Studies 2nd- Compare modern day and past living, explore people contributions, celebrations, relationships between product and process, natural and man-made resources of the world, effects of the places we live, identifying elements of maps and globes; rights, reponsibilites and authority, world view points and ideas
Our computers are available through the use of Technology funds and efforts of the Alexander City Chamber Foundation which provide Internet accessible computers, projectors, cameras, and interactive learning systems here at Jim Pearson. Please be supportive of these organizations they work to improve our schools and enrich our children's lives. Thank you for all you do!